Police disburses N56m to  widows, children of 16 officers who died on duty

The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday disbursed  N56 million to the widows, children and family members of officers 16 who died while on duty.

The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries at the Command’s Headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, said that the financial support was to alleviate the hardships encountered by the families in the absence of the fallen heroes.

Some of the beneficiaries, including 16 widows and children of the dead officers.

CP Bankole disclosed that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, was concerned about the welfare of the families left behind, assuring to ensure that the benefits are paid to the next of kin of the fallen heroes.

The CP stated: “What we are doing today is in tandem with the IGP order, to alleviate the hardship that has come upon the families of those fallen heroes who have lost their lives at the cost of duty.

“The IGP has deemed it necessary to ensure that benefits are paid to the next of kin of these fallen heroes. And it is in that line that today, we are presenting cheques totaling N55,510,093 to the beneficiaries of these late officers.”

Bankole further assured that police authorities will support officers involved in accidents in the cause of their duty.